24 Jan
2022
24 Jan
'22
8:42 p.m.
On January 24, 2022 2:37:25 PM "Mark J. Blair" <nf6x(a)nf6x.net> wrote:
All agreed. At issue here is the common negative connotation of the word
"weird", in a society that often views conformism above all else. As a person
who spent the first 1/3 of his life being criticized for being interested in technology
and furthering our understanding of the universe, rather than (for example) watching grown
men chase a ball around in the grass, I'm sensitive to the word and it's most
common connotation.
My life improved considerably when I stopped associating with "the mundanes".
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
Of course, but
I should've been more clear. If someone thinks one of my interests is
"weird", I don't bother with that person anymore.
They don't have to *share* that interest, of course, but they're not going to
think it's "weird" and still get so much as the time of day from me.
Hmm. I view the word "weird" in a positive light. I think your interests (which
obviously overlap with my interests since we're both here) are weird, but I consider
that to be a compliment. Weirdness is something I value, and a consider weirdness to be
independent of whether I'm interested in something. Playing with silly obsolete
computers is weird to me, and I love it. Collecting little porcelain dolls is also weird
to me, but something that I don't personally find interesting. I consider the lack of
weirdness to be kind of boring, in any case.